Islam Means All that Is Good
Islam = Everything Good! If it is good, it is Islam, period!
Islam Means the Very Best Way of Doing Things — Anything
Islam simply means the very best way of doing things,… whatever it is that you do! Whether you develop it through daily practice and experience; or discover it through science; or take it directly from Divine Revelation (Wahy)! Just do everything the very best way you possibly can and you will be knocking at the door of Islam. And of God.
Always Do the Right Thing – and Appear to Be Doing So
IN ALL THINGS, we must not only DO THINGS RIGHT, but also APPEAR to do things right.
Our way of doing things must be public, open, transparent and REPLICABLE.
That means it should not be beholden to our personal magic or charm or whim or fancy. But anyone anywhere should be able to see, understand and follow our method to produce the kind of results we produced.
How is that for SUNNAH?
Clean Living Is a Gift from God
Clean living is a basic right that human beings have been given by God. It is also an important duty imposed upon them by God Almighty. Those of us who have been given more and know better have an obligation to reach out to those who may have been given less and don’t seem to know any better.
Fighting Windmills, that Is What Their Enemies Want Muslims to Do
Keep Muslims fighting windmills! And keep tossing them some sweet placebos. That has been a standard strategy to keep Muslims from learning Islam and working for it.
Don’t Sell Out Now Muslims! Better Days Are Coming!
‘Better Days’ are coming for Islam, Inshallah. And I expect things to get better, Inshallah. Let us not sell out now, what we did not sell out then, when things were really tough.
Muslim or Not, Read the Qur’an and Share It with Others
If you are a Muslim, it is your duty to take the Qur’an to every home and heart that needs it — and which one does not.
But if you are not a Muslim, shouldn’t you try to find out what the Qur’an is all about and why there is so much fuss about it in the world today?
Pick up a copy of the Qur’an translation, read it and find out for yourself!
Oh Miracle! Reciprocity of Islam and Science
For those who understand, that is how it is: science done right must result in Islam; and Islam properly understood and applied must translate into science.
Reach Out Muslims!
The question – and the choice – before Muslims in the West, and everywhere else, today, is quite clear: It is to reach out or not to reach out. It is that simple!
Service to Humanity Is at the Core of Loving God
Love and fear of Allah must translate in service to humanity, regardless of race or religion. That is a central part of the message of Islam and of the model of the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam!
Muslims Must Learn to Use the Opportunities Life Brings Their Way
Life is like a window on your computer screen. It will not remain open forever. If nothing else, the computer will crash and the window will close. So read and write all you can while the window is still open.
Muslims Must Play to Win – and to Make Peace
A Muslim is not a loser. Nor is a Muslim a trouble-maker.
Islam Is to Carry Humanity’s Burdens on Your Shoulders
Be responsible for everyone and everything – from the nearest to the farthest neighbour. And all humanity is your neighbours. From the closest relative to the one who is a total stranger and only related to you through the common drop of Adam’s blood. For, that is what humanity is: your blood family.
Learn to care for them; learn to be accountable for them and to them; work for them; sacrifice and suffer for them. Learn to treat all universe as one integrated unit. You will then know what it is to be a Muslim. For, that is what Islam is all about! And you will then be on the verge of knowing God, your creator.
The Real Islam
See Islam for all that Islam really is: Peaceable! Positive! Simple! Sensible! Elegant! Civilized! Constructive! Hopeful! Contemporary! Pragmatic! Problem-Solving! Moderate! Modern! Balanced! Just! Fair! Compassionate! Truthful! Nice! Easy! Fun! Global! Divine! Authentic! Original! Free!
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